News and Events

16. Oct 2018 | Washington D.C.

Job vacancy at the Norwegian Embassy in Washington, D.C as Social Secretary and Protocol Officer

The Norwegian Embassy in Washington is currently looking to hire a skilled social secretary and protocol officer. This is a one-year temporary position with the possibility of the position becoming permanent.

15. Oct 2018

Environmental solution for the shipwreck of the WW II submarine U-864

The Norwegian Government has concluded on capping the U-864 shipwreck with clean masses, thereby preventing future mercury pollution from the wreck and the surrounding seabed.

12. Oct 2018

Norway to provide NOK 450 million for development in Somalia

During the World Bank’s annual meeting in Bali, Minister of International Development Nikolai Astrup signed an agreement committing Norway to contribute NOK 450 million to the World Bank’s Multi Partner Fund for Somalia for the next three-year period

12. Oct 2018

Address on marine litter

State Secretary Jens Frølich Holte's address at the seminar Stepping Up to Stop Marine Plastic Pollution in Washington, D.C., USA.

12. Oct 2018

Priority given to countries affected by conflict and fragility, humanitarian assistance, and human rights

‘International institutions and joint solutions are under pressure. At the same time, global security challenges are becoming more complex.

12. Oct 2018

Increase of NOK 250 million to humanitarian crises

The Government proposes to increase the humanitarian budget by about NOK 250 million in 2019.

28. Sep 2018

Norway to make extraordinary contribution to Palestine refugees

‘The UN’s agency for Palestine refugees (United Nations Relief and Works Agency, UNRWA) is in a critical financial situation following the US decision to cut all funding to the organisation.

25. Sep 2018

Norway to provide NOK 660 million to UN’s human rights efforts

Norway has entered into a four-year agreement with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), totalling NOK 660 million.

24. Sep 2018

Nelson Mandela Summit: PM Solberg's Statement

Statement by Prime Minister Erna Solberg at the Nelson Mandela Summit at the UN General Assembly in New York, 24 September 2018.

24. Sep 2018

Generalkonsulatet i San Francisco søker studentpraktikant for våren 2019

Har du lyst til å jobbe i verdens episenter for forskning og utvikling, innovasjon og entreprenørskap, i et område som regnes for å være verdens femte største økonomi? Da er praktikantstillingen ved generalkonsulatet i San Fransisco for deg.

20. Sep 2018

Generalkonsulatet i Houston søker to studentpraktikanter våren 2019

Generalkonsulatet i Houston søker to studentpraktikanter for våren 2019. Praktikantoppholdet i Houston varer i fem måneder, med ønsket oppstart 14. januar 2019. Søknadsfrist er 7. oktober 2018.

19. Sep 2018

Praktikantplass ved Ambassaden i Washington DC

Ambassaden i Washington D.C. tilbyr hver vår og høst 3-4 praktikantplasser. Søknadsfrist for våren er 14. oktober og for høsten 1. mars.